Intel Core i7-8500Y vs AMD 3020e

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i7-8500Y vs AMD 3020e and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like SuperPi, AIDA64, Gears 5, 7zip, WPrime, Prime95, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, PCMark 10, Handbrake, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Fallout 76
Valheim
DOOM: Eternal
Valorant
Rainbow Six Siege
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Grand Theft Auto V
Death Stranding
Cyberpunk 2077
Overwatch
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3
Halo Infinite
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing
Fortnite
Watch Dogs Legion
Red Dead Redemption 2

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD 3020e or Intel Core i7-8500Y.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i7-8500Y

50%

3020e

50%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-8500Y

51%

3020e

50%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Control, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	89.2
Valorant	102.1	101.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	56.8
Apex Legends	96.0	95.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.0
Overwatch	82.7	82.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	69.9
DOOM Eternal	51.0	50.7
Warzone	79.6	79.1
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.2
Valheim	84.7	84.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-8500Y

423%

3020e

333%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-8500Y is more energy efficient than the 3020e as it consumes less power: 5W vs. 6W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-8500Y	AMD 3020e
Cinbench 15 Single-core	135	48
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	261	254
Cinbench 20 Single-core	306	121
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	602	552
Cinbench 23 Single-core	435	312
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2090	1501

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-8500Y	AMD 3020e
Single-Core	1744	1473
Multi-Core	3061	2644

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-8500Y	AMD 3020e
Single-Core	635	600
Multi-Core	1801	1186

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-8500Y	AMD 3020e
Announcement date	March 07, 2019	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1515	Unknown
Core name	Amber Lake Y	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	8	1
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	2.6 MHz
Frequency	1.5 MHz	1.2 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	2
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	5700 millions	800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4
Max. Memory	16 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YM3020C7T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-8500Y is 20% better than 3020e in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-8500Y is better: 30
The number of parameters for which AMD 3020e is better: 4
All the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i7-8500Y and AMD 3020e before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i7-8500Y - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-8500Y specs and review.

AMD 3020e - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD 3020e specs and review.